Basil Rathbone Word Detective

The Saxophone & Adolphe Sax

English · Writing & Linguistics, Radio

Basil Rathbone presents a word-focused radio program exploring the origins and histories of words. In this episode, the subject is the saxophone and its inventor, Adolphe Sax, offering a concise look at how the instrument’s name connects to the person who created it.

Rathbone’s narration gives the program the feel of an engaging spoken feature, bringing language and its cultural associations to the foreground. The episode is suited to listeners curious about word origins, the stories behind familiar terms, and the history attached to names.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.